Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Salk Institute for Biological Studies Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$299M
Total assets Above avg plan size
876
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$341,534
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Salk Institute Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Salk Institute for Biological Studies · California · Professional & Technical Services

$299M in assets, 876 participants

Salk Institute for Biological Studies's The Salk Institute Retirement Plan reported $299M in total assets and 876 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #19,747 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where The Salk Institute Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Salk Institute Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $299M for 876 participants (~$341,534/participant), up 13.5% in 2023.

#19,747
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+13.5%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Salk Institute Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Salk Institute Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$299,183,898 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

The Salk Institute Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Salk Institute Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (876 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Salk Institute Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$56M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Salk Institute Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $264M in the plan year 2022 filing to $299M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 952160097 · Salk Institute for Biological Studies PY 2023 · Other

The Salk Institute Retirement Plan · $299M · 876 · 96th

  • RANK $299M
  • RANK 876
  • RANK 96th
  • RANK Other
  • RANK near Punahou School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #19747

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

The Salk Institute Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Salk Institute Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$264M
Net Assets (End of Year)$299M
Net Income$36M
Employer EIN952160097
Plan Effective Date1964-06-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Salk Institute for Biological Studies plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$311M 18.020546248540732% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M$320M 202220232024 $264M $311M ▲ +18.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 880 $264M
2023 1 876 $299M
2024 1 864 $311M

Nearby Other Plans in California

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Salk Institute Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Salk Institute Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.299183898 · Participants: 876The Salk Institute Retirement PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.039978863 · Participants: 21674Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.533806707 · Participants: 50273Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.761504142 · Participants: 22681Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.792181822 · Participants: 10682Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.277911652 · Participants: 21764University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The Salk Institute Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Salk Institute Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Punahou School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in HI ($299M); by covered participants it is Emergent Health Partners 403(b) Retirement Plan in MI (876 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Salk Institute Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.5% during 2023, from $264M to $299M. Reported net income was $36M.
How have Salk Institute for Biological Studies plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Salk Institute for Biological Studies's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $264M to $311M.
Where does The Salk Institute Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Salk Institute Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to The Salk Institute Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Punahou School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in HI ($299M, 932 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Salk Institute Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Emergent Health Partners 403(b) Retirement Plan in MI (876 participants, $52M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 952160097.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.